diff --git a/src/utils/StringTools.h b/src/utils/StringTools.h
index a6ef4db..2c0e8f0 100644
--- a/src/utils/StringTools.h
+++ b/src/utils/StringTools.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "logger.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ template<typename... Args>
 std::string string_format(const std::string &format, Args... args) {
     int size_s = std::snprintf(nullptr, 0, format.c_str(), args...) + 1; // Extra space for '\0'
     auto size  = static_cast<size_t>(size_s);
-    auto buf   = std::make_unique<char[]>(size);
+    auto buf   = make_unique_nothrow<char[]>(size);
+    if (!buf) {
+        DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE_ERR("string_format failed, not enough memory");
+        OSFatal("string_format failed, not enough memory");
+        return std::string("");
+    }
     std::snprintf(buf.get(), size, format.c_str(), args...);
     return std::string(buf.get(), buf.get() + size - 1); // We don't want the '\0' inside
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.h b/src/utils/utils.h
index d8b796f..c480ee5 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils/utils.h
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique_nothrow(Args &&...args) noexcept(noexcept(T(std::
     return std::unique_ptr<T>(new (std::nothrow) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+inline typename std::_MakeUniq<T>::__array make_unique_nothrow(size_t num) noexcept {
+    return std::unique_ptr<T>(new (std::nothrow) std::remove_extent_t<T>[num]());
+}
+
 template<class T, class... Args>
 std::shared_ptr<T> make_shared_nothrow(Args &&...args) noexcept(noexcept(T(std::forward<Args>(args)...))) {
     return std::shared_ptr<T>(new (std::nothrow) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));